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If, on a resale, the property be sold for less than it sold for before, the first purchaser shall be liable for the difference to the creditor, so far as is required to satisfy him, and to the debtor for the balance. This section shall not prevent the creditor from proceeding as he might have done if it had not been enacted.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219230,"text":"If, at any sale by an officer, the purchaser does not comply with the terms of sale, the officer may sell the property, either forthwith or under a new advertisement, or return that the property was not sold for want of bidders. If, on a resale, the property be sold for less than it sold for before, the first purchaser shall be liable for the difference to the creditor, so far as is required to satisfy him, and to the debtor for the balance. 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It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. 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If, on a resale, the property be sold for less than it sold for before, the first purchaser shall be liable for the difference to the <span class=\"dictionary\">creditor<\/span>, so far as is required to satisfy him, and to the debtor for the balance. This section shall not prevent the <span class=\"dictionary\">creditor<\/span> from proceeding as he might have done if it had not been enacted.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESALE OF PROPERTY IF PURCHASER FAILS TO COMPLY; REMEDY AGAINST SUCH PURCHASER\n(\u00a7 8.01-494)\n\nIf, at any sale by an officer, the purchaser does not comply with the terms of\nsale, the officer may sell the property, either forthwith or under a new\nadvertisement, or return that the property was not sold for want of bidders. If,\non a resale, the property be sold for less than it sold for before, the first\npurchaser shall be liable for the difference to the creditor, so far as is\nrequired to satisfy him, and to the debtor for the balance. This section shall\nnot prevent the creditor from proceeding as he might have done if it had not\nbeen enacted.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-423; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}